CHAPLAIN

Required schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm with on call rotation

Job Summary:
Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families to ease, resolve, or reconcile spiritual pain and distress precipitated by a life-threatening illness.

Job Duties:
Job knowledge:
• Knowledge of client centered theology/spiritual orientation and the Theology of Death.
• Knowledge of community spiritual resources.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with community clergy.
• Knowledge of death, dying, and bereavement process.
• Serves as a community resource in areas of dying and grief.
• Knowledge and understanding of mental and emotional dysfunction.

Interaction with patients :
• Listens and responds appropriately to patient needs in a timely manner.
• Treats patients and families with compassion.
• Adapts communication to meet patient needs.
• Supports emotional, social, cultural, and spiritual needs.
• Responds to difficult or emotional patient situations.
• Supports patients' and families' sense of control.
• Strives to reduce patients' and families' anxiety and spiritual distress by facilitating spiritual healing or growth.
• Refers questions outside area of own expertise to appropriate team members.

Assessment & planning:
• Collects complete and accurate data.
• Completes assessment within required time frame.
• Performs reassessment as needed.
• Determines and prioritizes patient care needs.
• Contributes to individualized care plan with appropriate goals and interventions.

Counseling:
• Establishes rapport with patients and families.
• Applies active listening skills.
• Identifies patients' strengths and needs.
• Facilitates patient problem solving.
• Participates in bereavement events as needed.

Crisis response:
• Assesses crisis situations.
• Follows standard operating procedures.
• Exercises judgment in stressful conditions.
• Responds calmly and quickly.
• Displays teamwork during a crisis.

Documentation:
• Documents required information.
• Uses correct terminology.
• Conforms to required style and format.
• Submits documentation on time.
• Complies with legal guidelines.

Bereavement:
• Plans patients' memorial/funeral service with family.
• Officiates at patients' memorial/funeral service as requested.
• Participates in bereavement events as needed.

Cross-cultural care:
• Demonstrates awareness of cross-cultural issues.
• Provides culturally sensitive care.
• Utilizes translation services when appropriate.

Age-specific care:
• Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development.
• Conducts age appropriate assessment.
• Provides age appropriate care.
• Uses appropriate communication techniques.
• Recognizes age -specific responses to treatment.

Patient education:
• Involves patient and family.
• Identifies and prioritizes learning needs.
• Provides clear explanation and instructions.
• Assesses level of understanding.
• Documents patient education.

Follows all infection control policies, procedures, and directives.
Other duties as assigned.

Core Values:
Innovation:
We embrace change and are always looking at creative ways to solve problems and serve new populations.
Integrity:
We are honest, hardworking, fiscally responsible professionals driven solely by the well being of our patients, their loved ones, and the communities we serve.
Collaboration:
We know we cannot achieve everything we want without working hand-in-hand with each other, with our healthcare partners, and with the community.
Celebration:
We believe in the importance of celebrating life and relationships.
Education:
We believe it is important not only to serve the community but to educate community members about our services and the role we can play at the end of life.

Job Requirements:
Education and / or Experience:
M.Div. (Master of Divinity) or Master's Degree in Theology, Pastoral Ministry or Pastoral Counseling,. A minimum of 3-4 years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
*A minimum of one full unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or to complete CPE training in the first 18 months of employment.

Computer Skills:
Knowledge of basic typing skills, data entry and word processing software. Database software and general knowledge of e-mail is preferred. Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Valid Florida Driver's License required.

Physical Demands:
(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
(The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Must be able to drive at night. Must be comfortable driving in traffic and varying weather conditions.

Compensation and Benefits:
This is only a summary of our employee benefits; it is subject to change.

• Medical insurance (PPO) with prescription drug co-pay or HDHP w/HSA
• Supplemental Benefits (hospital confinement, accident and/or cancer)
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life and accidental death/dismemberment insurance (company paid)
• Long term care insurance (company paid)
• Retirement savings plan (TSA/403(b) matching program)
• Short and long term disability insurance (company paid)
• LegalShield (identity protection and more)
• Bereavement leave for family and pets
• Direct deposit
• Credit union availability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off
• Mileage reimbursement
• In-house continuing education opportunities
• Discounted membership at local area Fitness Center
• Tuition reimbursement
• Other employer-sponsored activities

Avow is a Tobacco Free Organization which includes but is not limited to cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, vaping, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, and loose tobacco smoked via pipe or hookah. And due to the above, Avow will only hire Nicotine Free individuals.

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